Steelhoven

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as sthenlo in 1213. Compound of steen (“stone”) and lo (“light forest”). The second element was eventually replaced by the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsteːlˌɦoː.və(n)/
Hyphenation: Steel‧ho‧ven

Proper noun edit

Steelhoven n

A hamlet in Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN